In Tibet’s Hengduan Mountains, workers are hauling thousands of parts over challenging terrain by mule and by hand to build huge transmission towers for the Tibet Electric Power Networking Project. The complex power transmission project is designed to join and upgrade Tibet’s current disconnected and underpowered power transmission systems. The project is due to be completed in 2018.
Upgrading the Power Grid in Remote Tibet
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Read moreA mule carrying parts for construction of an electric tower walks up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo, in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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Read moreElectric towers under construction on July 31, 2017 in Ranwu, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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Read moreA worker builds an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region. #
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Read moreMules rest after carrying parts for construction of an electric tower on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region. #
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Read moreA worker rests after leading mules carrying parts for construction of an electric tower up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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Read moreA mule carrying steel parts for construction of an electric tower is unloaded in Qamdo on July 30, 2017. #
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Read moreMules carry electric tower pieces up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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Read moreA mule carries parts for construction of an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi,Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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Read moreA team of two mules carries a heavy steel part of an electric tower on July 30, 2017, in Qamdo. #
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Read moreAn electric tower built by workers in Ranwu, Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 31, 2017. #
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Read moreMules carry steel parts in Nyingchi,Tibet, on August 2, 2017. #
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Read moreWorkers build an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet. #
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Read moreA mule carries steel parts up a mountain on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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Read moreWorkers assemble an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet. #
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Read moreA mule carries steel parts on July 30, 2017 in Qamdo. #
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Read moreConstruction of an electric tower on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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Read moreA worker on the Tibet electric power networking project pauses on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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Read moreGrooms make alterations to a mule's hoof after a day of work on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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Read moreA groom collects river water after a day of work on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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Read moreA groom cooks at camp after a day of work on August 2, 2017 in Nyingchi. #
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Read moreA rainbow shines over electric towers under construction on July 26, 2017 in Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. #
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